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TEXAS NEEDS A NEW LT. GOVERNOR
OUR CURRENT ONE IS DEFECTIVE
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Governor Greg Abbott's prominence in the last year and a half is largely due to the COVID pandemic and related emergencies; in Texas, we have a relatively weak Governor and the Lt. Governor is actually the more influential role since the Lt. Governor serves as President of the State Senate and sets that body's agenda. And while Abbott has been in the news for his rightward march, Dan Patrick, whose given name is Dannie Scott Goeb, has always been a right-wing ideologue and has been pushing extremist issues for his entire political career. This past Legislative session has been no exception.
In March, Patrick "announced that critical race theory and 1619, and all that BS is nonsense and will destroy our nation." After House Democrats were able to water down a bill that aimed to "limit how history, racism, and current events are taught in classrooms," Patrick convinced Abbott to add this issue to a special session, and the Lege was able to pass HB 3979, which stipulates that "teachers don’t have to talk to students about controversial current events or policy issues, and if they do, they must present them without any political bias— though the law doesn’t define what constitutes “controversial” or “bias.” Slavery and racism cannot be taught as a central part of American history, only a “deviation” — as if hundreds of years of chattel slavery dating back to colonial times can be called a "deviation."
Another issue of critical importance to Patrick is the preservation of the Disney-movie version of The Alamo myth. While the courage of the Alamo defenders is undeniable, the mythology around The Alamo, like the "Lost Cause" mythology of the Confederacy, is largely a 20th Century invention and does not stand up to scrutiny. Research in recent years, some related to the ongoing renovation of the Alamo grounds in San Antonio, reveals a far more complex story that doesn't quite match up to the John Wayne movie.
This past summer, several Texas writers published a book, Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth, that challenged the Alamo’s innumerable legends. Patrick went on the offensive, demanding that the Bullock State History Museum cancel a webinar by the authors to talk about the book and the Alamo myth. 70,000+ Texans have died of COVID, the power grid, which caused up to 700 deaths when it failed this past winter, still isn't fixed, and our Texas public education system is still woefully underfunded while property taxes continue to rise, but Dan Patrick has his priorities.
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DAN PATRICK’S CRITICAL ERASURE (Texas Observer)
Learn about our Democratic candidates for Lt. Governor; we have two of them. Mike Collier visited Plano a few weeks ago and will be back again, and Matthew Dowd will certainly be here in the coming weeks.
Mike Collier for Lt. Governor
Matthew Dowd For Lt. Governor
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LATE BREAKING ELECTION INFORMATION | |
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Constitutional Election: Based on election day returns, it appears that all 8 Constitutional Amendments passed.
Turn-out, however, was abysmal. In Collin County, 52,220 ballots were cast - out of 658,898 registered voters, for a turn-out of about 8% county-wide. Statewide, it may be a bit lower than that.
HD118 Special Election: Republican John Lujan was able to flip the State House seat in San Antonio/Bexar Co., defeating Democratic candidate Frank Ramirez. The seat was previously held by former state Rep. Leo Pacheco, D-San Antonio, who resigned earlier this year to teach at San Antonio College.
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SPORTS FANS - COME AND HUDDLE WITH HANSEN! |  | |
The Collin County Democratic Party's very first VIP event will be at The Star in Frisco Sunday, December 5, from 4:00 to 7:00 where we will hold "Huddle With Hansen," a legendary evening of food, fun, and drinks at City Works, featuring DFW sports journalism legend Dale Hansen. Come swap stories with Dale, and bid on our sports-themed silent auction.
This event is available to our Monthly Active Donors at the Activist,
Advocate, and Champion levels, who will receive complimentary tickets to our all of our VIP events - including Huddle with Hansen.
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Activist: $60/month
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Advocate: $120/month
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Champion: $240/month
We are also selling sponsorships now and will open up sales for individual
tickets soon if they are available.
Space is extremely limited, so become a Monthly Active Donor now to reserve your ticket. Tickets will be opened up to general attendees in a couple of weeks, space permitting, so become a Monthly Active Donor and ensure your space at this event!
If you would like to increase your existing active monthly donation, email executivedirector@collindemocrats.org.
When: Sunday, December 5, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Where: City Works at The Star, 3680 The Star Blvd #1300, Frisco
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CCDP PHONE BANKING - COME AND JOIN US! | |
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Collin Democrats - we are already working on winning seats in 2022. We've got a lot of work to do now that the new district lines have been drawn. And we don't know about you - but every time the Republicans pass new legislation - it really makes us mad/sad/disappointed. We need A LOT of new representation. Don't despair - take action!
Phone Bank with us! We are launching a phone bank campaign that started Tuesday, October 26 and continues every Tuesday from 10 a.m. - Noon. We've had overwhelming support so had to expand our shifts! Join us on Tuesday mornings or Sundays in the afternoon. We will be smiling and dialing together on Zoom. Training provided - so new dialers WELCOME! We will be dialing volunteers to fill out our volunteer slots, then talking to our recently registered voters. Calls will be made from home with training, coaching, games & encouragement provided on the Zoom call.
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - Noon
Sundays, Starting November 7, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Would you like to be a phone bank co-captain?
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PRIMARY SEASON IS UPON US!
PRIMARY CANDIDATE SIGNING AND LAUNCH PARTY
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Join us as we celebrate our Democratic primary candidates for 2022 on the first day of filing! Meet the candidates, take photos with them, and enjoy the company of other Collin County Democrats.
Face masks will be required of all attendees and the candidate signings will be staggered - RSVP to receive schedule updates via email.
Light refreshments will be served.
When: Saturday, November 13, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Where: CCDP Office, 1915 N Central Expy, Suite 150, Plano
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NOW OPEN - THE TRUE BLUE TEXANS CCDP ONLINE STORE! | |
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TRUE BLUE TEXANS: Show your True Blue colors as we launch into the 2022 election cycle!
Our brand new webstore is ready for your order!
Sport the CCDP logo and slogan on your hat, shirts, coffee mugs, yard signs, and stickers. All profits support the Coordinated Campaign for 2022 as we register and reach out to more Democrats to expand our base.
We are proud Democrats! Show your pride!
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Collin College: Another professor is suing President Neil Matkin, Collin College, and the board of trustees for violating her First Amendment right to free speech. Dr. Lora Burnett’s lawsuit follows on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Dr. Suzanne Jones, also for violation of her rights. I wish the family of Iris Meda – the professor of nursing who came out of retirement and died of Covid after contracting it from one of her students – would sue them for failing to provide a safe working environment...
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Commissioner’s Court: Most of their recent meetings have been short, coming in under 30 minutes with most of the time taken up by public speakers. Cheryl Williams has missed 2 meetings in a row with no explanation. Susan Fletcher was absent last week. Apparently, she’s on vacation. Perhaps she’s exhausted from all her work redrawing the commissioner court redistricting maps alongside Darrell Hale (who used Excel instead of an actual mapping tool). I do so love having a distinct lack of confidence in the competence of our leaders...
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Allen ISD Board of Trustees: The board continues to be horrible (this seems to be a trend in our Republican leadership). Instead of working with families to provide their children with the best education, Allen treat them disrespectfully. The district’s casual disregard towards families happens regardless of whether families are trying to keep their children safe from Covid, attempting to adequately handle medical concerns (IEP meetings), or trying to have their children’s learning issues addressed (ARD meetings). AISD already has one lawsuit due to their refusal to do what they’re supposed to do. During the last board meeting, one family tried to get a Region X facilitator at their ARD meetings because they didn’t believe they’d get treated well by Allen ISD. This was denied. It’s almost as if they want yet another lawsuit...
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PLANO AREA DEMOCRATS
NOVEMBER VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR
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Plano Area Democrats Club will hold our November Virtual Happy Hour on Friday, November 19 at 5:30. We're finalizing our agenda, so mark your calendars. We'll update once the agenda is finalized.
Please RSVP!
When: Friday, November 19, 5:30 - 6:45 p.m.
Where: Virtual, via Zoom. RSVP for Zoom link.
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NEW IMPROVED TEXAS BOOKS THAT DON'T
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The CCDP physical office is closed until further notice for safety. Our office staff are, however, working for you from home and available by telephone at 972-578-1483 or contact us on the web at collindemocrats.org.
Check our Online Events!
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